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Wheel Causeway is a prehistoric routeway located on the southern slope of Wardmoor Hill in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. The surviving section extends approximately 640 metres and represents a constructed track of considerable antiquity, likely dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age period. The causeway demonstrates the engineering capability of ancient communities in upland terrain, with its physical form suggesting deliberate construction for regular transit across this landscape. Such monuments indicate established communication and movement patterns across the Borders region during prehistory.
Wheel Causeway,section 640m long on S slope of Wardmoor Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3423. View the official record →
Wheel Causeway is a prehistoric routeway located on the southern slope of Wardmoor Hill in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3423.
Wheel Causeway,section 640m long on S slope of Wardmoor Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM3423.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Westshiels,spur earthwork 1550m SW of (0.3 km), Black Hill,settlement (1.5 km), Dykeheads,homestead moat (3.1 km).
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